2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Demographics

Functional Disability Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,950 1,315 31.7 29.7-33.8 2,635 68.3 66.2-70.3
Eastern NC 1,463 539 34.8 31.4-38.4 924 65.2 61.6-68.6
GENDER
Male 622 221 32.2 27.4-37.4 401 67.8 62.6-72.6
Female 841 318 37.2 32.5-42.2 523 62.8 57.8-67.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 720 260 35.9 31.5-40.6 460 64.1 59.4-68.5
Non-Hispanic Black 284 116 37.0 29.7-44.9 168 63.0 55.1-70.3
Other 441 155 26.0 19.3-34.2 286 74.0 65.8-80.7
AGE
18-34 261 70 28.7 22.4-36.0 191 71.3 64.0-77.6
35-44 218 58 19.9 14.2-27.1 160 80.1 72.9-85.8
45-54 215 65 33.1 24.4-43.2 150 66.9 56.8-75.6
55-64 298 123 38.9 31.0-47.5 175 61.1 52.5-69.0
65-74 279 117 43.0 34.7-51.7 162 57.0 48.3-65.3
75+ 181 103 62.9 52.6-72.1 78 37.1 27.9-47.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 349 138 33.6 27.0-41.0 211 66.4 59.0-73.0
Some Post-H.S. 471 189 36.0 30.4-41.9 282 64.0 58.1-69.6
College Graduate 517 142 25.5 20.8-30.7 375 74.5 69.3-79.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 539 539 100 - *** *** ***
No 924 *** *** *** 924 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 238 110 43.7 36.0-51.7 128 56.3 48.3-64.0
Non-Veteran 1,222 428 32.8 29.0-36.8 794 67.2 63.2-71.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 747 184 23.9 20.1-28.2 563 76.1 71.8-79.9
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 419 190 46.6 39.8-53.5 229 53.4 46.5-60.2
Unable to Work 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 205 77 38.7 29.4-48.9 128 61.3 51.1-70.6
$50,000- 74,999 204 64 32.2 24.5-40.9 140 67.8 59.1-75.5
$75,000+ 419 111 25.5 20.5-31.3 308 74.5 68.7-79.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 297 106 33.0 25.5-41.5 191 67.0 58.5-74.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 767 233 31.0 26.7-35.6 534 69.0 64.4-73.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 297 106 33.0 25.5-41.5 191 67.0 58.5-74.5
HOUSING
Own 1,002 337 32.7 28.5-37.1 665 67.3 62.9-71.5
Rent 350 145 39.0 32.5-45.8 205 61.0 54.2-67.5
Other arrangement 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 378 136 33.6 28.0-39.8 242 66.4 60.2-72.0
Rural 996 373 35.7 31.2-40.5 623 64.3 59.5-68.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,014 386 36.8 32.4-41.5 628 63.2 58.5-67.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 178 60 32.5 24.4-41.9 118 67.5 58.1-75.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 271 93 30.5 24.3-37.5 178 69.5 62.5-75.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 218 71 30.4 23.6-38.2 147 69.6 61.8-76.4
2nd Quartile 177 61 33.3 25.4-42.2 116 66.7 57.8-74.6
3rd Quartile 437 156 34.1 28.4-40.2 281 65.9 59.8-71.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 631 251 39.3 32.7-46.3 380 60.7 53.7-67.3

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*Functional disability status (Yes) is defined by an affirmative response to at least one of the six functional disability items in the Demographics section. See the BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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